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How The Lord Used Us in September 2018 10/1/2018 10:19:00 PM by: Don

Hello Ministry Partners:

Well, we’re back in the swing of things! We completed 8 MAD Live Events this month. Another one was postponed because only 1 person showed up for the training. “The Journey FM” of Liberty University, sponsored an event with us in Midlothian, VA. Later this year we’ll be discussing a date for a fourth event with them in 2019 in the Tidewater area of Virginia. We were blessed to see a new milestone surpassed this month. We have now trained over 32,000 people to begin sharing their faith in Christ every day as a lifestyle, and beginning the disciple-making process. In addition, we were blessed to see 8 more people give their lives to Christ in repentance and faith at our events! Praise the Lord!

Cathy and I traveled to Williamstown, KY to experience the “Ark Encounter” right after Labor Day. What an amazing reproduction of Noah’s original boat. I learned so much going through the exhibit, and some of what I learned will be incorporated into my Walk thru the Bible Old Testament seminars for sure. I was so pleased to see clear, accurate Gospel presentations throughout the exhibit. They even have a video of Ray Comfort sharing the Gospel in one of the two short movies that they show. The whole experience is extremely well done and should be on your bucket list. You won’t regret going.

I have been asking God to connect me with someone to disciple. God answered this prayer in September. I am excited to be in the beginning stages of discipling a young man named Alex, who came to faith in Christ at our MAD Live Event in August. The event was co-sponsored by “Love FM” and “The Blessing” radio stations and was held in Bristol, TN.

VIDEO BLOG COMING!

Several people have suggested I start a video BLOG to share what I do with the opportunities that God gives me to share my faith as I travel. I have recorded a dozen or so of these so far. They will be posted on YouTube soon. A little disclaimer….they are not very professional yet as I am just learning how to do the editing in iMovie, but they should improve over time. A friend recommended I call the BLOG, “A Ray of Sunshine”. Sounds like a catchy title! Stay tuned for an update.

We are now taking deposits for our 2019 Adventure Trip to Utah. The adventure will run from June 28th to July 7th. No experience is necessary and it will be the trip of a lifetime if you can come with us. We’ll be riding side by side Polaris RZRs to an old gold mine, a gorgeous waterfall, and other places. At night we may ride up to over 12,000 feet above sea level where we’ll find snow….snowball fights often occur there. We then do whitewater rafting in class 3 rapids, so there’s no danger in dying, but it is a lot of fun. Then it’s on to Zion National Park to hike in the “Narrows”, the largest slot canyon in the world. The hike is in the river with cliffs 1800 feet high on each side. We then go canyoneering. Bryce Canyon is the next stop with a mule ride into the canyon and back. That night we go to a rodeo and watch the 4th of July fireworks afterward. We head to Moab where we rent Jeeps and ride some of the best trails in the world. See page 3 of this report for a flyer on the trip.

We need a $500 deposit per person ASAP so lodging arrangements can be made. The balance of the trip ($1,200) is due 45 days before the trip. Anyone in high school or older may come, and middle school students may come if accompanied by a parent. Couples and singles are also welcome! Please contact me if you’re interested or have questions.

The first printing of our Off-Road Gospels of John sold out in 6 weeks! Praise the Lord! The Pocket Testament League has done a larger print run and THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW. If you’re not already a member of the League, you may join for free. Just use my referral ID # 124064. Shipping is also free. For $20, you’ll get 30 Gospels to share. You can select a mix of covers for the 30 Gospels you order. Join and order today!

RV FINANCIAL REQUEST

With much prayer and approval from our Board of Directors, we have acquired an RV (coach) for ministry. This is the first time our ministry has gone into debt and taken out a business loan. With all of the travel we do, we are excited and blessed to have this tool to improve our travel and give us a place to stay when we serve the Lord in our off-road ministry at campgrounds.

We would appreciate it if you would pray about helping us eliminate this debt. We have paid down about $6,000 so far, leaving us with about $34,000 to pay off. We have 60 payments to make and we would like to pay it off ASAP. If you feel led to help us with this request, you may send us a check. Maybe God will have you make one month’s payment for us, part of a payment, or pay it off! Whatever He leads you to do, we’d be blessed and appreciate your help. Just put “For RV” in the memo portion of your check. Remember, all donations are tax deductible. Thank you!

PRAYER REQUESTS

• For God’s Spirit to move powerfully in people’s hearts as we teach and equip the body of Christ this fall.

• SCHEDULE – this request is on my monthly report every month. Hopefully, you understand that filling the calendar is a constant struggle. Because of your prayers, God has blessed us with a full fall schedule and we are now working to fill our 2019 calendar. It’s discouraging to make so many calls and not receive almost any callbacks from the pastors.

• Please continue to pray for the Lord to bring us someone to teach our training in Spanish.

• For the funds to come in so we can make the payments OR pay off the new ministry coach.